Oak Ridge Christmas Parade set for Dec. 14

The Oak Ridge Chamber of Commerce is busy preparing for its annual Christmas Parade to be held on Saturday, Dec. 14.

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Posted Oct. 17, 2013 at 8:02 PM

Posted Oct. 17, 2013 at 8:02 PM

Oak Ridge, Tenn.

The Oak Ridge Chamber of Commerce is busy preparing for its annual Christmas Parade to be held on Saturday, Dec. 14.

This year's theme is "Inside Santa's Workshop" and promises to provide spectators with plenty of music, lights and beautiful floats, a Chamber release stated. Businesses and community organizations have already begun registering for the parade.

The parade will begin at 6 p.m. from Corporate Center, which is located on the corner of Lafayette Drive and Laboratory Road. From there, the parade will travel down Lafayette to the Oak Ridge Turnpike.

It will continue west on the Turnpike to Oak Ridge High School. The judge's stand will be located in front of the Chamber's office building.

Those participating in the parade will line up in the parking lot of Corporate Center beginning at 4 p.m.

Detailed information will be e-mailed to all who have registered an entry.

According to Parker Hardy, president and CEO of the Chamber, "We always look forward to the parade each year. It's our gift to the community and we anticipate another big event in December.

"Participants put such a great effort into their entries and it shows — the creativity displayed makes each entry unique," Hardy said.

"It's our pleasure to sponsor and coordinate this event."

The Chamber will be accepting entries online through Monday, Dec. 9. Entry forms are available on the Chamber's website: www.oakridgechamber.org.

The Chamber will need lots of Santa's elves to serve as volunteer parade marshals to make the parade a safe, fun and successful event, the release stated.

To volunteer and improve your chances of being put on Santa's "nice" list this holiday season, contact Greta Ownby at ownby@orcc.org or (865) 483-1321.

The Oak Ridge Chamber of Commerce is a Four-Star Accredited Chamber of Commerce and the winner of the ACCE 2010 Chamber of the Year designation.